full length, standing in a landscape, wearing a blue dress, playing a drum, his spaniel beside him

STRUCTURE The canvas is lined. PAINT SURFACE There is a long horizontal canvas join at the upper edge. There is an area of repaired damage above the drum. There is some cracquelure throughout and there are some patches of circular cracquelure. There are stretcher marks to the left and right edges. There is some very minor frame abrasion to the lower, left and upper edges. ULTRAVIOLET Ultraviolet light does not reveal any additional repair or damage and the painting appears to be in original condition. FRAME Held in a gold painted frame in fair condition.
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